The Independents

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>A fun thoughtful story about making friends and adjusting to change. - Kirkus Review</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Perfect for readers transitioning from graphic novels and beginner chapter books!</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)> </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>A heartwarming middle-grade novel about friendship resilience and growing up - enjoyed by fans of <em>The Babysitters Club </em>and <em>Wonder</em>.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>A new town. A new school. A missing journal. And maybe... new friends.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Twelve-year-old Avery isn't ready to leave her old neighborhood her friends or everything familiar. But now she's starting over at Kentland Junior High and she's nervous especially about making new friends.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>When Avery's journal filled with her private thoughts and biggest fears goes missing it feels like the worst thing that could happen. Until she meets Skylar Damien Natalie and Christopher and together they search for the missing journal. Along the way Avery begins to find her place and they each discover that good things can come from scary places. </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>The Independents</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)> delivers a warm relatable middle-grade story about friendship change and the courage it takes to find your way in less than 200 pages.</span></p>